The Department of Music offers general education breadth courses in music history. These courses are appropriate as part of a student's general education transfer preparation or as part of a student's interest in learning more about the diverse disciplines of the arts. Music Appreciation (MUS 20) is the standard collegiate lower-division course covering musical style and genre, as well as historical and biographical information about the many European classical music traditions. World Music (MUS 21) covers musical style and genre, and historical and sociological aspects of music from non-European sources. History of Rock Music (MUS 28), one of the most popular courses in the program, covers musical style and genre, as well as historical, biographical, and political aspects of this important contemporary art form. All of these courses are transferable to both the UC and CSU systems.